A brawl at the Youth Detention and Diagnostic Center is caught on tape. One mother said she fears for her son's safety. The brawl happened during a bingo event for the inmates as a reward for good behavior last month. One mother who wanted to remain anonymous because she fears her son could face retaliation. "It proves it," the mother said on watching the video. "That video proves it all." Josie's son and nephew are inmates at YDDC. After the brawl broke out, her son told her there weren't enough guards watching inmates. A source gave Action 7 News the video of the brawl. "Look , there's one staff member, two staff members," the mother said while watching the tape. "That's unacceptable, because when we called they assured us there were 62 staff members and I see maybe three," said the inmate's sister. The Children, Youth and Families Department oversees the juvenile facility and officials there say about one hundred inmates were at the bingo event. Officials also said 60 staffers were on hand. The mother was concerned for the safety of her son and nephew. "Yes, it makes me worry," the mother said. "They're attacking each other like animals. People are just kicking -- wheres the staff?" She said the staff that was there was too violent and thinks not enough has been done to discipline them. For now, she said her son, still inside the facility, lives in fear. Action 7News tried to get an on-camera interview with YDDC spokesperson Romaine Serna. Serna refused but did tell us the release of the tape is a breach of confidentiality. She said there are children shown on the tape and their privacy was violated.

A brawl at the Youth Detention and Diagnostic Center is caught on tape.

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One mother said she fears for her son's safety.

The brawl happened during a bingo event for the inmates as a reward for good behavior last month.

One mother who wanted to remain anonymous because she fears her son could face retaliation.

"It proves it," the mother said on watching the video. "That video proves it all."

Josie's son and nephew are inmates at YDDC. After the brawl broke out, her son told her there weren't enough guards watching inmates.

A source gave Action 7 News the video of the brawl.

"Look , there's one staff member, two staff members," the mother said while watching the tape.

"That's unacceptable, because when we called they assured us there were 62 staff members and I see maybe three," said the inmate's sister.

The Children, Youth and Families Department oversees the juvenile facility and officials there say about one hundred inmates were at the bingo event.

Officials also said 60 staffers were on hand.

The mother was concerned for the safety of her son and nephew.

"Yes, it makes me worry," the mother said. "They're attacking each other like animals. People are just kicking -- wheres the staff?"

She said the staff that was there was too violent and thinks not enough has been done to discipline them.

For now, she said her son, still inside the facility, lives in fear.

Action 7News tried to get an on-camera interview with YDDC spokesperson Romaine Serna.

Serna refused but did tell us the release of the tape is a breach of confidentiality.

She said there are children shown on the tape and their privacy was violated.